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Health & Medicine
Exclusion of Native Hawaiians from Medicaid Work Requirement Exemptions Threatens Healthcare Access Across the Islands
WAIANAE, Hawaiʻi — A sweeping federal healthcare policy change is threatening to upend medical access for thousands of Native Hawaiians,…
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Health & Medicine
Readers Wrestle With Healthcare Inequalities and Want a Word With Congress
The American healthcare landscape remains a complex matrix of legislative privilege, economic hurdles, systemic consolidation, and rapidly evolving technologies. Recent…
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Health & Medicine
Healthcare and Harmony: How Austin’s Nonprofit Model Shields Local Musicians From Rising Insurance Costs
Austin, Texas, proudly markets itself as the Live Music Capital of the World, a title backed by thousands of performers…
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Crime & Justice
The Rising Toll of Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths and the Erosion of Maternal Healthcare in America
A profound and largely silent crisis has emerged within the American maternal healthcare system: the number of women dying from…
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Health & Medicine
Senator Bill Cassidy Weighs In on Trump’s Proposed Tariffs on Imported Generic Drugs and Other Healthcare Policy Matters
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a prominent Republican voice on health policy and the chairman of the Senate Health, Education,…
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Health & Medicine
KFF Health News Minute: A Look at Critical Healthcare Issues from July to May
The KFF Health News Minute, a weekly audio digest of significant developments in the U.S. healthcare landscape, has highlighted a…
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Technology
Artificial Intelligence Integration in Healthcare Prior Authorization: Promises, Perils, and the Evolving Landscape of Policy and Patient Care
The United States government is currently piloting an ambitious program leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline insurance-coverage decisions, specifically within…
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Health & Medicine
STAT’s First Opinion Platform Ignites Crucial Debates on Healthcare’s Forefront
STAT’s "First Opinion" platform, a vital space for insightful, illuminating, and provocative articles on the life sciences, has once again…
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Health & Medicine
KFF Health News Contributors Featured on Prominent Media Outlets Discussing FDA Sunscreen Approval and Rural Healthcare Access
KFF Health News freelance contributor Michael Scaturro recently provided expert commentary on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) groundbreaking…
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Health & Medicine
The Unmet Promise: Rural Healthcare Crisis Deepens in Martin County Amidst Political Promises
Two years have passed since Stanley Sears died of a heart attack, but his sister, Debra Pierce, remains haunted by…
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